In particular, Mr Sadovnichy talked about the unique new astronomical observatory in the mountains of Karachayevo-Circassia, the work of research satellites and the university’s powerful supercomputer, a project to create an MSU research and technology valley, and the “Noah’s Ark” project, which is a cryogenic storage depository for biomaterials, a kind of database of everything living on earth.
Mr Sadovnichy also talked about preparations for the university’s 260th anniversary, which will be celebrated at MSU on January 25.